Breytingar á algengi örorku á Íslandi 1976-1996

• Main Authors: Sigurður Thorlacius, Sigurjón Stefánsson, Stefán Ólafsson, Vilhjálmur Rafnsson
• Other Authors: The State Social Security Institute, Laugavegi 114-116, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland. [e-mail].
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Læknafélag Íslands, Læknafélag Reykjavíkur 2008
• Subjects: Almannatryggingar; Örorkubætur; Öryrkjar; Örorka; LBL12; Social Security; Disabled Persons; Prevalence; Smella; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/19039

Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/Open Objective: To determine changes in the prevalence of disability pension in Iceland and to describe the distribution of those receiving disability pension according to gender, age and main diagnoses between the years 1976 and 1996. Material and methods: The study includes all those receiving disability pension on the 1st of December in the years 1976 and 1996 as ascertained by the disability register at the State Social Security Institute of Iceland. There are two levels of disability pension, full disability pension (disability assessed as being more than 75%) and reduced disability pension (disability assessed as being 50% or 65%). Information on age and gender distribution of the Icelandic population was obtained. Age-standardized risk ratio between the years 1976 and 1996 was calculated for both pension levels combined and for full disability pension alone. Results: There was no significant change in crude prevalence rate for both pension levels combined between the years 1976 and 1996, when the increase in the population was accounted for but without paying attention to changes in gender or age distribution. However, the standardized risk ratio showed a significantly decreased risk for both pension levels combined both for men and women in the year 1996 as compared with the year 1976, the age-standardized risk ratio being 0.95 and 0.93 respectively. It also showed a significant change between pension levels with an increased risk of full disability pension and a decreased risk of reduced disability pension. The increase in full disability pension was noted for both males and females and was largely independent of age. There was a significant increase in full disability pension in most disease categories. Disability due to diseases of the nervous system and sense organs and injury and poisoning increased amongst women only. A significant decrease in full disability pension due to infections and diseases of the ...